Service difficulty report · Prox Switch · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
October 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16884
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48074
Part
Prox Switch
Part number
833604
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AT A SPEED OF 240 KNOTS AND REMAINED OUT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND MOISTURE AND DEBRIS ON THE NLG PROXIMITY SWITCH AND THE SWITCH WAS CLEANED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH OPERATION AND INDICATIONS CHECKING GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN FOUR FLIGHTS WITHOUT A REPEAT OF NLG INDICATION PROBLEMS SINCE THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IMPLEMENTED.

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